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Male Deacon Thomas Crosby Click to view Deacon Thomas Crosby in the family tree Click to view Deacon Thomas Crosby in the family tree

Thomas was born on April 7th, 1663 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony.1   Thomas' father was Thomas Crosby and his mother was Sarah Fitch.  His paternal grandparents were Simon Crosby and Anne Brigham; his maternal grandparents were Sir Thomas Fitch and Anne Stacie. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named Simon, Joseph, John, William, John, Ebenezer, Increase, Eleazer, Sarah, Anne and Mercy.  He was the oldest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 68 on April 12th, 1731 in Harwich, Massachusetts.  He was buried in Old Burial Ground, Brewster.2 

1 Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans... @ 12 (MD4:30)
2 Harwich Massachusetts vital records @ 29
Further sources/citations:
The Prolific Pencil. A biography of Joseph Crosby Lincoln, Litt.D., David Kew, david_kew@@alum.mit.edu, http://capecodhistory.us